# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2809
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56167 "2017-12-10T23:24:32Z")
One of your grandparents’ occupations 1. Carpenter (paternal grandfather) 2. Armed guard on the NYC subway system’s “money train” (father’s father) 3. Partner in a local drayage company (paternal grandfather) 4. Mining engineer (maternal grandfather) 5. Railroad engineer (paternal grandfather) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56168 "2017-12-11T00:26:58Z")
One of your grandparents’ occupations 1. Carpenter (paternal grandfather) 2. Armed guard on the NYC subway system’s “money train” (father’s father) 3. Partner in a local drayage company (paternal grandfather) 4. Mining engineer (maternal grandfather) 5. Peppermint farmer (maternal grandfather) 6. Restaurant owner/operator (maternal grandfather) 7. Elementary school teacher (maternal grandmother) 8. Rodeo photographer (mother’s father) 9. Railyard manager (paternal grandfather) 10. Marble miner (mother’s father) 11. Storekeeper / owner (paternal grandmother) 12. Railroad engineer 13. Mailman (mother’s father) Next… People gladly eat at Joe’s Diner, get their hair cut at Joe’s Barber Shop, get their oil changed at Joe’s Garage, but: “Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56169 "2017-12-11T01:10:32Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56170 "2017-12-11T01:53:30Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56171 "2017-12-11T01:56:06Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56172 "2017-12-11T02:01:17Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56173 "2017-12-11T02:48:24Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans 6. Joe’s Attorneys-at-Law ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56174 "2017-12-11T03:09:35Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans 6. Joe’s Attorneys-at-Law 7. Joe’s Garage ([Joe's Garage - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Garage)) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56175 "2017-12-11T03:28:24Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans 6. Joe’s Attorneys-at-Law 7. Joe’s Garage ([Joe's Garage - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Garage)) 8. Joe’s Adoption Agency ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56176 "2017-12-11T04:36:34Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans 6. Joe’s Attorneys-at-Law 7. Joe’s Garage ([Joe's Garage - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Garage)) 8. Joe’s Adoption Agency 9. Joe’s Sperm Bank ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56177 "2017-12-11T04:45:57Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans 6. Joe’s Attorneys-at-Law 7. Joe’s Garage ([Joe's Garage - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Garage)) 8. Joe’s Adoption Agency 9. Joe’s Sperm Bank 10. Joe’s Discount Lasik Surgery ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56178 "2017-12-11T13:14:59Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans 6. Joe’s Attorneys-at-Law 7. Joe’s Garage ([Joe's Garage - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Garage)) 8. Joe’s Adoption Agency 9. Joe’s Sperm Bank 10. Joe’s Discount Lasik Surgery 11. Joe’s University ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56179 "2017-12-11T13:21:53Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans 6. Joe’s Attorneys-at-Law 7. Joe’s Garage ([Joe's Garage - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Garage)) 8. Joe’s Adoption Agency 9. Joe’s Sperm Bank 10. Joe’s Discount Lasik Surgery 11. Joe’s University 12. Joe’s Panda Breeding Service ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56180 "2017-12-11T13:40:55Z")
“Nobody Would Willingly Do Business at Joe’s …” 1. Joe’s Hospital 2. Joe’s Bank 3. Joe’s Funeral Home 4. Joe’s 24-hour vasectomy clinic 5. Joe’s Car-title loans 6. Joe’s Attorneys-at-Law 7. Joe’s Garage ([Joe's Garage - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe's_Garage)) 8. Joe’s Adoption Agency 9. Joe’s Sperm Bank 10. Joe’s Discount Lasik Surgery 11. Joe’s University 12. Joe’s Panda Breeding Service 13. Joe’s Daycare and Babysitting Service Famous Joes and their claim to fame 1. Joe Namath - Football ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56181 "2017-12-11T13:48:51Z")
Famous Joes and their claim to fame 1. Joe Namath - Football 2. Joe Biden - Vice President of the United States ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56182 "2017-12-11T14:10:01Z")
Famous Joes and their claim to fame 1. Joe Namath - Football 2. Joe Biden - Vice President of the United States 3. G.I. Joe - First and most famous doll for boys. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56183 "2017-12-11T14:13:25Z")
Famous Joes and their claim to fame 1. Joe Namath - Football 2. Joe Biden - Vice President of the United States 3. G.I. Joe - First and most famous doll for boys. [it’s not a doll, dammit, it’s an ACTION FIGURE!] 4. Giuseppe Verdi - not only a decent composer but shares a name with American football icon ‘Mean Joe Greene’ ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56184 "2017-12-11T14:18:12Z")
Famous Joes and their claim to fame 1. Joe Namath - Football 2. Joe Biden - Vice President of the United States 3. G.I. Joe - First and most famous doll for boys. [it’s not a doll, dammit, it’s an ACTION FIGURE!] 4. Giuseppe Verdi - not only a decent composer but shares a name with American football icon ‘Mean Joe Greene’ 5. Joe DiMaggio ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56185 "2017-12-11T14:31:58Z")
Famous Joes and their claim to fame 1. Joe Namath - Football 2. Joe Biden - Vice President of the United States 3. G.I. Joe - First and most famous doll for boys. [it’s not a doll, dammit, it’s an ACTION FIGURE!] 4. Giuseppe Verdi - not only a decent composer but shares a name with American football icon ‘Mean Joe Greene’ 5. Joe DiMaggio - Baseball 6. Joe Pesci - Actor ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/56186 "2017-12-11T14:39:20Z")
Famous Joes and their claim to fame 1. Joe Namath - Football 2. Joe Biden - Vice President of the United States 3. G.I. Joe - First and most famous doll for boys. [it’s not a doll, dammit, it’s an ACTION FIGURE!] 4. Giuseppe Verdi - not only a decent composer but shares a name with American football icon ‘Mean Joe Greene’ 5. Joe DiMaggio - Baseball 6. Joe Pesci - Actor 7. Joe Montana - Football [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2808) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2810)